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Louis Brandeis
U.S. Supreme Court Justice who Argued for and passed stricker on laws on "the Right to Privacy", in which people were having their pictures taken unlawfully. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Required the government to investigate possible monoploies and trusts and stop their formation. -
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William Jennings Bryan
Democratic congressman who supported the use of silver to back the U.S. economy and supported the Farmer's who were in an economic crisis -
Formation of the ILGWLL
International Ladie's Garment Worker's Union is created to protect the rights of female workers. It is one of the first predominatly female labor unions. -
Teddy Roosevelt Elected President
26th President of the United States who worked to reform government and regulate big business. -
Ida Tarbell
Muckracker who wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Company", which exposed the monopoly the company had and the corrupt practices of its owner John D. Rockefeller. -
Formation of the National Child Labor Committee
The Union's mission is to promote "the rights, awareness, dignity, well-being and education of children and youth as they relate to work and working.” -
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Wrote articles in Collier's Weekly that exposed the corrupt practices of medical companies and the false claims they made about their products. -
Upton Sinclair
Write "The Jungle" which revealed and criticised the practices and uncleanliness of the American meat packing and butchering industry. -
H.G. Wells
English author who supported Socialist views and pacifism. He wrote multiple novels criticizing the society of the time and advocating other Progressive figures. -
Charles Evans Hughes
36th Govenor of New York who backed Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party. While in office he secured labor legislation, insurance reform, and the creation of a Public Service Commission. -
Jane Addams
Helped to found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which worked to get equal rights and oppurtunities for Black Americans. -
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States who added vast areas to the nation's forest reserve aided the working class by creating the Department of Labor which enforced Labor Laws. -
Daniel Burnham
American architect and urban planner who proposed the modernization of American cities, and planned that of Chicago. -
Formation of the National Urban League
A civil Rights organization from New York City that advocates on the behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination. -
Formation of the Society of American Indians
The Union was established to address the problems facing Native Americans, such as ways to improve health, education, civil rights, and local government. -
Eugene Debs
Socialist candidate for president who supported worker control of the government and public ownership of major industries. He wanted to make the country more focused towards the people than elected officials. -
Woodrow Wilson Elected President
Elected 28th president of the United States. Democrat who called for Tariff reduction, banking reform, laws benfiting wage earners and farmers, and stronger antitrust legislation. -
Henry Ford
Ford Invents the Assembly Line which stream lines production and vastly increases the quantity of products produced. It is still used today in almost every major factory. -
William James Mayo
Mayo creates the Mayo Clinic which is a non profit organization that helps patients in difficult situations or with bad injuries. -
16th Amendment
Created a national tax based on income. Helped the lower class who previously had to pay a large fixed sum. -
17th Amendment
Allowed voters to elect their senators directly so that each person's vote counted. -
Guinn V. United States
The supreme Court ruled that the "Grandfather Clause", which allowed old laws to apply to modern situations, was unconstitutional and outlawed it. -
Formation of the National Woman's Party
The organization was founded by Alice Paul and worked to improve Woman's rights and work toward Woman's suffrage. -
Robert La Follette
A pacifist who called for an end to World War I. -
Hiram Johnson
U.S. republican senator who became leader of the Progressive Party after Teddy Roosevelt's death. Lost the 1920 Presidential election to Warren G. Harding. -
Alfred Emanuel Smith
42nd Govenor of New York who strengthened laws governing workers' compensation, women's pensions, and children and women's labor. -
WCTU helps force Prohibition
Was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform that involved a religious program. Wanted to remove the negative affects that alcohol brought upon American society. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the sale and use of Alcohol. The temperance movement had been working to rid America of alcohol and its negative affects for many years. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote. Women's suffrage garnered a large following and the idea had been developing for many years.
